New Jersey 1818 U.S. House of Representatives

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
New Jersey 1818 U.S. House of Representatives
Date:
1818
State:
New Jersey
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Ephraim Bateman, John Linn, Joseph Bloomfield, Bernard Smith, Henry Southard, John Condit, Charles Kinsey, Lewis Condit, John Frelinghuysen, Benjamin Bennet, Joseph Phillips, James Parker, Aaron Ogden, William Griffith, Charles Ewing, Jacob S. Thomson, William Rosell, Abraham Brown, William B. Ewing, James Giles, Edward Sharp, William Coxe, John S. Cummins, John Neilson, John Bennet, John Clemens, James Matlack, Silas Condit, Zachariah Rossell, Theodore Frelinghuysen, Gabriel S. Ford, James B. Caldwell, Adam Boyd, Merriman Smith, Thomas Newbold, John Johnson, John Rutherford, John Moore White, John Rogers, Samuel J. Read, Charles Kenney, Ralph Hunt, John Wilson, Joseph MacIlvaine, Samuel L. Southard, David Welsh
Candidates: Ephraim Bateman[1]John Linn[2]Joseph Bloomfield[3]Bernard Smith[4]Henry Southard[5]John Condit[6]Charles KinseyLewis ConditJohn FrelinghuysenBenjamin BennetJoseph PhillipsJames ParkerAaron OgdenWilliam GriffithCharles EwingJacob S. ThomsonWilliam RosellAbraham BrownWilliam B. EwingJames GilesEdward SharpWilliam CoxeJohn S. CumminsJohn NeilsonJohn BennetJohn ClemensJames MatlackSilas ConditZachariah RossellTheodore FrelinghuysenGabriel S. FordJames B. CaldwellAdam BoydMerriman SmithThomas NewboldJohn JohnsonJohn RutherfordJohn Moore WhiteJohn RogersSamuel J. ReadCharles KenneyRalph HuntJohn WilsonJoseph MacIlvaineSamuel L. SouthardDavid Welsh
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [7]1394913822131591286812769864072198882351054730282621181515131212101095333333222222111111111
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Burlington County40940960340740740960---------------------------------------
Burlington2121177212121----------------------------------------
Chester151515151515----------------------------------------
Chesterfield181818181818----------------------------------------
Evesham171817171718----------------------------------------
Little Egg Harbour9944999----------------------------------------
Mansfield595959595959----------------------------------------
New Hanover171719171717----------------------------------------
Northampton127126127126126126----------------------------------------
Nottingham979798969697----------------------------------------
Springfield141414141414----------------------------------------
Washington888888----------------------------------------
Willingborough777777----------------------------------------
Cape May County[8]474535444844--1---111------11--33----21----1--------
Lower181818181817----------------------------------------
Middle121212121212--1-------------------------------------
Upper17155141815------111------11--33----21----1--------
Cumberland County55543044542843041815113912----1---122-5-----2-----1------------
Deerfield1021039499100991713-------------------2-----1------------
Downe645557575655910----------101-1------------------------
Fairfield101101102102103103---2------------------------------------
Greenwich40133412121226271-----1---21-4------------------------
Hopewell887981798070188--------------------------------------
Maurice River11736363636368181--------------------------------------
Millville424241424242----------------------------------------
Stoe Creek11-111----------------------------------------
Essex County[9]22172235132713271344781171916--------------------------------------
Acquackanonk16317334333512229---------------------------------------
Bloomfield24124375747047212---------------------------------------
Caldwell13413465646417162---------------------------------------
Elizabethtown8488241111882---------------------------------------
Livingston1251262821284124---------------------------------------
New Providence58594457574328---------------------------------------
Newark518514219225228132476---------------------------------------
Orange36336835335135834829---------------------------------------
Rahway991008998971189---------------------------------------
Springfield13113097949729106---------------------------------------
Union1261261261261265768---------------------------------------
Westfield17517417317317373114---------------------------------------
Gloucester County9849829959839849791------9--1--9-------11----11---111-----
Deptford2212202212212212181--------------------1------------1-----
Egg Harbour129129129129129129----------------------------------------
Galloway167167167167167167----------------------------------------
Town of Gloucester151515151515----------------------------------------
Gloucester100100100100100100----------------------------------------
Greenwich505058505050-------9-----9--------------------------
Hamilton252525252524----------------------------------------
Newton949494939493----------1-----------1----11---11------
Waterford898989898989----------------------------------------
Weymouth313031313131----------------------------------------
Woolwich636366636363----------------------------------------
Hunterdon County17361740180117341748170353935450--2411-2-------895---1------1-----1----
Middlesex County[10]748749797775766563556318--------------------------------------
East Windsor616161616159----------------------------------------
North Brunswick115113147160127105178---------------------------------------
Perth Amboy58567467582847---------------------------------------
Piscataway70716870726774---------------------------------------
South Amboy99999996995392---------------------------------------
South Brunswick48484940481576---------------------------------------
West Windsor2626272526266---------------------------------------
Woodbridge27127527225627521083---------------------------------------
Monmouth County24223526114024715578616103475161617-14151--41-----11----1-2-----11--
Dover606060606060----------------------------------------
Freehold34323613301913--1511-11----1--11------1----------------
Howell19173153110---2223-----------------------1-----------
Middletown63606465926231651-11--------------------------------
Shrewsbury373738283836----12-----------------------------------
Stafford202020192020----------------------------------------
Upper Freehold991299833151-5141417-1415---3------1-------2-----11--
Morris County[11]15731570142215501375464111249166-------------------------------------
Salem County139013871389138713871386----------------------------------------
Elsenborough484848484848----------------------------------------
Lower Alloways Creek868586858585----------------------------------------
Lower Penns Neck113113113113113113----------------------------------------
Mannington133132132132132132----------------------------------------
Pilesgrove242242242242242242----------------------------------------
Pittsgrove223223223223223223----------------------------------------
Salem135134135134134133----------------------------------------
Upper Alloways Creek229229229229229229----------------------------------------
Upper Penns Neck181181181181181181----------------------------------------
Somerset County[12]346358334366287144591---------------------------------------
Sussex County278827672832281428281025174261--1---18---112--------23-1--1--------11
Byram[13]7271727272567---------------------------------------
Frankford21819821721921718201---------------------------------------
Greenwich11011411111111210541--------------------------------------
Hardiston[14]25525525525425911249---------------------------------------
Hardwick335343362349352220145----1---3----------------------------11
Independence17217417217117276961-----------1------------1-------------
Knowlton23925524924625216431--------15----12--------22---------------
Mansfield1341351341341344788-1-------------------------------------
Montague79797979793445---------------------------------------
Newton31227931531032636281----------------------------1----------
Oxford226229227225224129864--------------------------------------
Sandyston86878787875234---------------------------------------
Vernon[15]1801801811821779175---------------------------------------
Wallpack66666566674522-----------------------1---------------
Wantage[16]30430230630929874218---------------------------------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]The newspapers reported that there was a considerable amount of scattered votes, however they only listed the returns for the following persons: Lewis Condit, John Frelinghuysen, James Parker, Jesse Upson, Benjamin Bennet.
[8]The True American November 2, 1818, The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ) November 3, 1818 and The Fredonian (New Brunswick, NJ) November 3, 1818, list 45 votes for Joseph Bloomfield in Cape May County.
[9]The Palladium of Liberty October 22, 1818, New-Jersey Journal (Elizabethtown, NJ) October 20, 1818, The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ) October 20, 1818, The Whig October 26, 1818 and the Palladium of Liberty October 22, 1818 list 1324 votes for Joseph Bloomfield.
[10]The True American November 2, 1818, The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ), The Fredonian (New Brunswick, NJ) November 3, 1818 and the Centinel of Freedom November 3, 1818 list 573 votes for Charles Kinsey.
[11]The Palladium of Liberty October 22 1818 and the Centinel of Freedom October 27, 1818 list 1560 votes for Bernard Smith, 1395 votes for Henry Southard and 460 votes for John Condict.
[12]The True American November 2, 1818 list 91 votes for Charles Kinsey.
[13]Charles Kinsey received 67 votes with the wrong county listed.
[14]Charles Kinsey received 249 votes with the wrong county listed.
[15]Charles Kinsey received 175 votes with the wrong county listed.
[16]Charles Kinsey received 188 votes with the wrong county listed.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.
The Washington Whig (Bridgeton, NJ). October 19, 1818.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 20, 1818.
Elizabeth-Town Gazette (Elizabethtown, NJ). October 20, 1818.
New-Jersey Journal (Elizabethtown, NJ). October 20, 1818.
The New-Jersey Mirror and Burlington County Advertiser (Mount Holly, NJ). October 21, 1818.
West-Jersey Gazette, and Salem and Gloucester Advertiser (Salem, NJ). October 21, 1818.
The Fredonian (New Brunswick, NJ). October 22, 1818.
Palladium of Liberty (Morristown, NJ). October 22, 1818.
The Times, and New Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ). October 22, 1818.
Washington Whig (Bridgeton, NJ). October 26, 1818.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). October 27, 1818.
Elizabeth-Town Gazette (Elizabethtown, NJ). October 27, 1818.
Palladium of Liberty (Morristown, NJ). October 29, 1818.
The True American (Trenton, NJ). November 2, 1818.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). November 3, 1818.
The Fredonian (New Brunswick, NJ). November 3, 1818.
The Times, and New Brunswick Advertiser (New Brunswick, NJ). November 5, 1818.

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